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  • November 12, 2009 • Business Models • by

    An Idea Too Early

    Message, 3/2009 In the mid-90’s, Mark Willes introduced controversial structures to rescue the Los Angeles Times, yet in the end arduous opposition brought him down. Had his strategy been implemented, however, today’s crisis may not be...

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  • November 5, 2009 • Media Economics • by

    Taking a Stand

    Schweizer Journalist, Nr. 10 + 11/2009 American journalism is in a “protracted moment of painful change,” and “both its business model and its sense of mission are in full retreat.” How might journalism regain its relevance, asks...

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  • August 5, 2009 • Media Economics • by

    The Old World’s Fear

    Message, 3/2009 The U.S. media crisis delivered a crushing blow to many newspapers. In Europe, an increasing number of print publications hang in jeopardy, yet European publications may not be threatened by the same disaster as those in...

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  • June 4, 2009 • Media Economics • by

    Hunger Strike

    Die Furche, May 28, 2009 In his latest book, American media activist Robert McChesney envisions a dark future for American newsgathering. The author devises a U.S. government demanding “the reduction of international reporting, the...

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  • May 27, 2009 • Media Economics • by

    The Million Dollar Question

    Schweizer Journalist, Nr. 4 + 5/2009 Which business models will finance quality journalism in the future?  A look at strategies from the U.S. How are journalists to  survive?  Plans to rescue journalism from Wall Street’s grasp are...

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  • March 10, 2009 • Media Economics • by

    Shares for the People

    Die Furche, February 6, 2009 David Montgomery threw in the towel. The “locust investor” was recently forced to sell a portion of his press empire, including flagship publication the Berliner Zeitung. Meanwhile, the Chicago Tribune and...

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  • February 20, 2009 • Media Economics • by

    Self-Fulfilling Prophecies

    Werbewoche, December 11. 2008 How will the business media handle our current recession? Is the fall of the West imminent? Is the end of the world near? One might assume, given the media’s preference for apocalyptic conjectures, that...

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  • February 20, 2009 • Media Economics • by

    USA: The Downfall Gains Speed

    Neue Zürcher Zeitung, December 19, 2008 Is the development of the press in the Bay Area a glimpse at what’s in store for journalism? Anyone who has been away from the Bay Area over the last few years would hardly recognize the...

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  • February 20, 2009 • Media Economics • by

    Revised Forecast

    Schweizer Journalist, 12/2008 + 1/2009 Philip Meyer, “elder statesman” among American journalism researchers, believes he’s been misunderstood. Meyer responds by piecing together his own prognosis. Frequently quoted in...

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